Cristiano Ronaldo’s time at Saudi Arabian club Al-Nassr might be done. The 40-year-old Portugal striker posted a message on social media hours after the final round of the Saudi Pro League late Monday sparking speculation over the future of one of the most high-profile figures in sports. “This chapter is …
Read More »Futures surge on Trump tariff reversal
Stocks were poised for large gains early Tuesday after President Donald Trump said he was resetting a deadline for imposing tariffs on the European Union. Futures indicated that the three major U.S. stock indexes were set to open more than 1% higher when markets open at 9:30 a.m. Eastern. The …
Read More »Putin and Trump agree to prisoner exchange, Russia says
President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladmir Putin, have agreed to an exchange of prisoners, Russia’s foreign minister said Tuesday. “President Trump is a man who wants results,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Turkey, claiming that the American president’s efforts were being “sabotaged” by some European countries …
Read More »Obama world loses its shine in a changing, hurting Democratic Party
After Kamala Harris entered the presidential race last year, she reached out to Barack Obama campaign alum Jim Messina to help lead her White House bid. But when Messina shared news of the vice president’s offer with a friend, he received a stern warning. “I said ‘Jim, if you get …
Read More »Venezuelans with TPS fear being deported after Supreme Court ruling
A 10-year-old Venezuelan girl living in New York City with a special legal protection against deportation has repeatedly asked her mother the same question all week: “Mommy, what am I going to do if immigration comes?” The girl, her two siblings and her parents are among the 350,000 Venezuelan immigrants …
Read More »Far-right Israelis confront Palestinians, other Israelis in violent Jerusalem march
Clashes flared throughout the day as left-wing Israeli activists intervened to escort Palestinians away from young far-right Israeli Jews threatening passersby, witnesses said. Journalists covering the rally were repeatedly harassed and in some instances assaulted, the Reuters witness said. Earlier, Ben Gvir visited the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in the walled …
Read More »Naomi Osaka tears up after first-round French Open loss to Paula Badosa
PARIS — Naomi Osaka still wore the pink accessories in her hair inspired by “sakura” — cherry blossoms — and there were streaks on her cheeks where tears had rolled, when she sat down for a French Open news conference after her first-round loss to Paula Badosa on Monday. Osaka’s …
Read More »New York sewage-boat explosion victim identified as veteran city engineer
A longtime New York City Department of Environmental Protection employee has been identified as the victim of the sewage-boat explosion Saturday morning on the Hudson River in New York City. Chief Marine Diesel Engineer Raymond Feige, 59, died in the explosion at the North River Wastewater Resource Recovery Facility in …
Read More »11 hospitalized, including 2 kids, after boat explosion in Florida
Nearly a dozen people, including two children, were hospitalized after a boat explosion and fire in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Memorial Day evening, officials said. The incident was reported around 5:45 p.m. Monday near the New River Triangle, not far from the Lauderdale Yacht Club on Southeast 12th Court. U.S. …
Read More »Southwest plane struck by lightning amid Memorial Day weekend storms
A Southwest Airlines plane flying to Denver on Sunday was struck by lightning upon its descent as storms plagued the area over Memorial Day weekend. Southwest Flight 168 was approaching Denver International Airport on Sunday evening from Tampa when it was hit by a lightning strike, the media team for …
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